2016 Transnistrian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Transnistria on 11 December 2016.[1] The result was a victory for Supreme Council Speaker, Vadim Krasnoselsky, who defeated incumbent President Yevgeny Shevchuk. There were allegations of significant electoral fraud on behalf of Krasnoselsky, which might have determined who won the election.

2016 Transnistrian presidential election

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Turnout60.1%
 
Nominee Vadim Krasnoselsky Yevgeny Shevchuk
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 157,410 69,179
Percentage 63.52% 27.92%

President before election

Yevgeny Shevchuk
Independent

Elected President

Vadim Krasnoselsky
Independent

Candidates

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Seven candidates registered to contest the elections. However, former Interior Minister Gennady Kuzmichev [ru] later withdrew his candidacy.[2][3]

Candidate Party Public office experience
Alexander Deli [ru] Independent Prosecutor of Transnistria (2012–2016)
Minister of Justice (2012)
Vladimir Grigoryev Independent None
Oleg Khorzhan Communist Member of the Supreme Council (2010–2018)
Vadim Krasnoselsky Independent Speaker of the Supreme Council (2015–2016)
Member of the Supreme Council (2015–2016)
Minister of the Interior (2007–2012)
Gennady Kuzmichev [ru] Independent Minister of the Interior (2013–2015)
Yevgeny Shevchuk Independent President of Transnistria (2011–2016)
Speaker of the Supreme Council (2005–2009)
Member of the Supreme Council (2000–2011)
Irina Vasilaki Independent None

Opinion polls

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In the last opinion poll before the election, made public on 23 November, 53% of those polled indicated a preference for Evgeniy Vasilyevich Shevchuk, 30% for Vadim Nikolaevich Krasnoselsky, 6% against everyone, 5% for Oleg Olegovich Khorzhan, 3% for Gennady Yuryevich Kuzmichev, 1% for Alexander Fedorovich Deli, 0.9% for Irina Nikolaevna Vasilaki and 0.4% for Vladimir Anatolyevich Grigoriev.[4]

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Vadim KrasnoselskyIndependent157,41063.52
Yevgeny ShevchukIndependent69,17927.92
Oleg KhorzhanTransnistrian Communist Party8,0123.23
Vladimir GrigoryevIndependent1,6980.69
Irina VasilakiIndependent1,5260.62
Alexander DeliIndependent1,3790.56
Against all8,5933.47
Total247,797100.00
Valid votes247,79798.08
Invalid/blank votes4,8621.92
Total votes252,659100.00
Registered voters/turnout60.1
Source: CIK

References

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  1. ^ Transnistrian “House of Cards” Archived 2016-07-11 at the Wayback Machine New Eastern Europe, 7 June 2016
  2. ^ "Об отмене регистрации Геннадия Кузьмичёва в качестве кандидата в президенты ПМР". ЦИК ПМР. 2016-12-01. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  3. ^ Кандидаты в Президенты ПМР Archived 2019-01-23 at the Wayback Machine ЦИК ПМР
  4. ^ "Социологический опрос «Электоральные предпочтения избирателей Приднестровья накануне выборов Президента ПМР»". Global Social Consulting. 23 November 2016.